Reel-receiving fishing rod handle



Feb. 17, 1953 R. D.. coLMERY 2,628,446

REEL-RECEIVING FISHING ROD HANDLE Filed oct. 2e. 194s jober Colmery Patented Feb. 17, 1953 REEL-RECEJWINGL 'FISHING-ROD? HANDLE:

Robert D; Colmery, Columbus;l Oln'm.

Application AOctober-26, 1948, Serial No. 56,554

6 Claims. lL

Thepresent invention .relates generallyl to fish.- ingtaclilev and-inl its more specific aspects to shing-v rod; handlesf of theftypeprovided With a reel-seating region, a hand-gripping portion, andv aereel olamp-ingvmechanism for securely but re movably holding the.; base. of a-1 reel Within the` reel-seating' region of i the` rod handle.

It isftheprimaryjobjectof'this invention to pro--Y videfa Aiishing vrod handle.- .which embodies a-positive reel-retaining. mechanism adapted tofseoure.-I

ly clampnheV baseeof: a. castingE or. similar. reel- .toy the handle, the. constructionpermitting of. the insertionofthecreel `Within or. detach-ment 'therefof from the'reelf-seating, portion ofthe handle by merely applying lbackward pressure upon Athe reel Withonehand, While holding the. handle struc ture. stationary with the. other hand..V

It is. another Aobject of this., invention .to prov-ide.. a. fishing. rod handle embodying a, hand-grip-A ping portion in which is formed. aV` longitudinal chamber openingv toward the reel-seating, region of. thehandle, and in which. is. positionedare.- siliently compressiblemember adaptedto ,engage and hold the heel. extensionvof thebase off, aA af fishing.. reel,. .the resiliently` compressible .member. being provided with atapered undercut sock:- et or indentation. disposed'adjacentthe reelseat ing region. ofthe handle to receive the heeljextension of various sizes of standard type reels.

It is .still a further object'ofl'this.invention to; provide av'shing rod'handle to which an asso:- ciatedcastingreel may b'e quickly attached or dee taoh'ed', simply by( insertingi the heel extension thereof within a cavityv formed'l in the handle structure,V forcing, the reel backvvardly, andl thereafter inserting the toe extension of the reel' base within a second cavity formed'atth'e. forward portion of the. reeleseating.v recess of the. handle.

For' a further and' moreicornplete understand`ving ofthe present invention and the various ad'-, ditional objects and advantages realized therefrom, reference. is made tothe following descrip@ tion and-"the accompanying drawings wherein ig: 1 isA a' longitudinal Vertical j sectionalview" taken through a fishing rod handle, formed' in accordance With the present' invention;

Eig,l 2is .an enlarged.' fragmentary vertical. sec.- tional view. taken. througha modied. fornrof fishing rodA handle z Fig-e 3 isa transverse vertical sectional View.` taken along, the: line 3;-3 of :Figsl 2,;

Fig; 4'-, is; a; detailed fragmentary; perspective: view. of u the: A spring; mechanism embodiedA in: the.. fishing'irodfhandledisclosedvin Figs.: 2and 3;

Referring know particnlarlyy-y to Fig.; l.; of; the:v

drawinggftheshing rodnhanclle disclosed theree in i comprises-v a4` handle base'v member, generally designa-ted' by thef numeral Ili and: preferably suchasalu-minum,y magnesium or alloysf thereof; and# formed-at its" forward Ien'dfwith a socketv I I for" the- `reception of F the; inner endof they ,shaft I 2fof fthef fishingv rod.

itsends with a-.relatively-flatand recessed reell` seating region i3; the. forwardk end ofwhich is: contiguousto ataperediundercut socket Iii-adaptedto-.zreceivef the; toe portiony |51; of austandard':

f type -casting reel* I6;

Contiguous ato.' therearward endnof the reel*- seating region I3; the. handle body. I0: isiformed" with'. a longitudinallyv extendingv chamber I1 which isf-definedatone: end by la rearwardly dis'- byt afi relatively shallower forward. Wall lil; Inr thee-usual rnanner;- tha loiidy` memberY I il@ is prof. vided-i with: an; integral; iingeregripping projection i ZU'Whic-hiprovdes a., gripping,r region f ori-the. indexfingeraofi the: hand.,

Secured; to v the upper; surfaceof the handle-v in registration with the rectangular recess; or`

chamber: provided in thebase member of the 35?; handle. 4

occupying thef rectangular' recess f I If formed inv theu-,basefheldwithin therecess l'of .the` handle ,byI

nature l ofi the abutting engagement: between the outwardly projecting.; legsthereof and the forl- Ward, and rearwalls or shoulders I8 andv I9 definingrtheendfwallsr. off the.recess-. Il'. The reversely; curved; regionof the-bow` spring, toward.

its.-.forward end; provides atapered socket 26. which; opensgtoward thereel-seating region of the handleandinto. Which-theiheel 2.1 of the reel basermay'; be; inserted: to, lock thea-reel I Gf to4 the handler,L

Referring. to Eigs.. 2: and- 3i of; the'v drawing,

spring 23 positioned Within the chamber'or'recess Ihbetween,Ltheffhandleebase member II] and the uppenrhandleimember;'2121; Thexcoi-lspring 253-, at 55E itsirearwardiendzis proyideclwithfaat `base .con-

formed" from a'V suitable lightweight material',w

Th'ef'vbase member I 8'- is provided. intermediate,

: posedi abutmen-twall-n I8; and: at. itsi opposite f end:

vilrhereirrfis;l disclosed azrnodifled form of resilient-- 1y compressi-ble meansvwh-ich comprisesa coil volution which is maintained in abutting relation to the rearward wall i8 of the chamber, and is formed at its forward end with an inwardly tapered socket frame 29 for the reception of the heel 21 of the reel base. The socket member 29 is formed by bending the outer end portion of the coil spring backwardly upon itself to form an outwardly projecting leg 3B, as shown particular- 1y in Fig. 4 of the drawing, and then upwardly in an arcuate loop 3l which is disposed in acutely angular relation to the leg 30. The socket member 29 terminates in a second outwardly projecting leg 32 corresponding to the leg 3i). Each of the outwardly projecting legs 30 and 32 engage the forward wall or abutment i9 of the recess to maintain the spring within the chamber of' the handle.

This modification, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 functions in the same manner as the bow spring disclosed in Fig. 1 in that the same is resiliently L compressible in response to the insertion of the heel 2'! of a reel base within the forward socket member thereof, such resilient compression serving to force the reel base forwardly of the handle member to positively engage the toe l thereof with the forward recess or socket l of the handle.

In operation, with respect to all forms of the present invention disclosed in the drawing, the reel i6 is attached to the handle first by inserting the heel 2'! of the reel base within the opening provided between the reel-seating region i3 and the internal chamber il' formed in the handgripping section. The heel 2 thus engages the socketed forward end of the spring, and by applying rearwardly directed pressure to the reel i5, the spring may be compressed to permit of the insertion of the toe i5 within the forward socket iii of the handle. By releasing the backwardiy applied pressure upon the reel, the spring urges the reel base forwardly of the reel-seating region to insert the toe thereof within the forward socket I4. The undercut configuration of the forward socket l@ and the socket of the spring prevents upward withdrawal of the heel and toe portions of the reel base without first displacing the reel base rearwardly of the handle to withdraw the toe portion from the forward socket id.

To detach the reel from the handle, it is merely necessary to exert backwardly applied pressure to the reel to compress the associated spring, and r to withdraw the toe portion I5 from the forward socket i4. At this time, the reel may be lifted upwardly out of engagement with the reel-seating region.

In View of the foregoing, it will be seen that the present invention provides a structurally simple yet mechanically efficient fishing rod handle construction which is adapted to receive a standard type fishing reel, and which embodies resiliently compressible means to firmly lock such reel in a seated position on the handle. Handles formed in accordance with the present invention are characterized by their ability to receive the reel base and lock the same to the reel-seating region thereof merely by the application of backwardly applied hand pressure to the reel.

While present preferred embodiments have been disclosed in detail it will be manifest that various modifications with regard to design and construction may be made Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In a fishing rod handle having a reel-seating region, an undercut socket contiguous to one end of the reel-seating region for the reception of one end of a reel base to be attached to said handle, and a hand-gripping member disposed adjacent to the opposite end of the reel-seating region and provided with an internal chamber opening toward the reel-seating region; a compression spring carried within the chamber of the hand-gripping member and formed at one end with an integral inwardly tapered socket for the reception of the opposite end of the reel base to be attached to said handle, said spring being compressible within the chamber of the handgripping member in response to forces applied to the socket thereof through the end of the reel base being attached or detached from said handle.

2. In a dashing rod handle having a reel-seating region and a hand-gripping portion provided with an internal chamber opening onto the reelseating region; a compression spring occupying the chamber of the hand-gripping portion and formed with an integral inwardly tapered head portion adjacent the reel-seating region for the reception of one end of a reel base to be attached to said handle, said spring being compressible within the hand-gripping portion in response to forces applied to the head portion thereof in a direction from the reel-seating region toward the hand-gripping portion by the end of the reel base being attached to or detached from said handle.

3. In a fishing rod handle having a reel-seating region thereon and a hand-gripping portion adjacent one end of the reel-seating region and formed with an internal chamber opening onto the reel-seating region; a resiliently compressible member carried within the chamber of the handgripping portion and enclosed thereby and formed with an integral inwardly tapered socket for the reception of an end of a reel base to be seated on the reel-seating region of said handle, the socket of said compressible member being disposed adjacent one end of the reel-seating region and movable inwardly of the hand-gripping portion in response to forces applied thereto by an end of the reel base being seated on the reel-seating region of said handle.

4. In a fishing rod handle having a recessed reel-seating region formed at one end with an undercut socket for the reception of one end of a reel base to be seated on said region; a handgripping member disposed at the opposite end of the reel-seating region and formed with an internal chamber communicating with the reelseating region, and a resiliently compressible bow spring mounted within the chamber of the handgripping member and formed at one end with an undercut socketed portion disposed adjacent to the reel-seating region to receive the opposite end of the reel base to be seated on the reel-seating region of said handle, said spring being compressible with said hand-gripping member in response to forces applied to the socketed end portion thereof by an end of the reel base to be seated on the reel-seating region of said handle.

5. In a fishing rod handle having a recessed reel-seating region formed at one end with an undercut socket for the reception of one end of a reel base to be seated on said region; a handgripping member arranged at the opposite end of the reel-seating region and provided with an internal chamber opening onto the reel-seating region opposite to the socket thereof, and a resiliently com-pressible coil spring mounted within the chamber of said hand-gripping member and formed at one end with an integral socket-forming frame enclosed by said hand-gripping member and disposed adjacent to the reel-seating re- 6. A ns ceniprising a body formed xi y depressed reel-seating region adapted for Ae vefiie reception of e iine-oerrying ree seid reel being of the type hav- 1 L ing a base formed witl opnositeiy extending heel and. toe mounting extensions, the reel-seating region si tne handle being provided forwardly thereof with 9, holding socket for the reception of the toe extension of the reel base, the body of said handle to the rear of s id neel-seating region being formed with an internal longitudinally extending chambers which communicates Vt its forward end with :v iid region and an abutw`ent ener irenged substentialiy est the ford chamber, the said forward end of enz ner being' adapted to receive the heel exten f of the reei oc?l ng said seating region, a spring member positioned entirely within the eonnes of Chamber, seid spring meniat the rear enfL t ereo engaging with the body of said handle at the real' end of said chamber, the forward end of seid spring member being resiliently movable toward and away from the shouder provided at the forward end o said chamber, and the ferward end of seid spring member being provided with at seating indentetinn for the reeentien of the heel extension of the associated reel base, said spring member being eomnressibie in response t0 forces applied thereto through the end of the reel base being seated on or detached from the reel-seating region to permit of the insertion e1' Withdrawal of the toe extension ef said reel into er rem the forwardly disposed socket of seid handle.

ROBERT D. COLNIERY.

REFERENCES CTED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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